Stocking.



UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIcE.

JOHN P. NISSEN, 0F STAPLETON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB T0 ONEIDA KNITTING COMPANY, INC., 0F PHILADELPHIA, TENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. NIssEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stapleton, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stockings, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates more particularly to knitted hosiery, and the primary object is to provide an article of this charac- Y ter, in which raveling, caused by the strain of the garter, and consequent breakage of the loops, is prevented, said reinforcement not materially interfering with the desired elasticity at the upper end of the stocking, and constituting, in addition, a marker for sewing the welt, so that the finishing of the stocking can be accomplished very expeditiously, and a more uniform output secured.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated, somewhat diagrammatically, in the accompanying drawings, wherein 1- Figure l is a side elevation of a stocking with the improvement. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view through the upper portion of the stocking. Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating the method of making the reinforcement and of producing a finer body section.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment disclosed, the stocking is designated, generally, by the reference numeral 4, and may be of any form or material desired, being a tubular knitted fabric. The upper end portion of the body of the stocking, which constitutes the welt section, is designated 5, and is of relatively loose open loops to secure material elasticity. At a point to which the end edge of the welt is secured to the body, a reinforcement is formed in said body, said reinforcement being shown at G. The remainder of the body, designated 7, is much liner than the fabric at and above the reinforcement, bein;r formed by tightening the knitting machine.

In the form shown, and referring particularly to Fig. 3, the welt section 5 is produced by the usual method of knitting a thread 8 into rows of interlaced loops. At the point where the reinforcement is made, an extra thread 9 is spliced in for the Width of thc reinforcement, usually about half an Specication of Letters Patent.

Appiication med september so, 1914. serial No. 864,245.

STOCKING.

Patented'J une 8 1915.

inch, though thisV Width can be varied if desired. The reinforcing thread is then dropped and the knitting of the thread 8 is continued, to produce the body of the stockin'g, the machlne being tightened a few rows below the reinforcement as shown at 8 in Fig. 3, thereby producing a much finer fabric.

The welt section is folded upon itself as shown in Fig. 2 by sewing or otherwise securing the free edge of said Welt sectionto the upper marginal portion of the reinforcement, as illustrated at 10.

It will be obvious that thereinforcement strengthens the fabric of the stocking, and yet does not materially interfere with the desired elasticity thereof. Said reinforcement furthermore furnishes a heavier body for the sewing of the welt, thus eliminating to a material degree, the danger of breaking the thread and the consequent raveling, caused by the strain of the garters which are fastened to the welt. -Moreover, it acts as a marker upon the fabric, which enables the operator to have all the Ytops of one width, as it indicates exactly the line where the sewing/ is to be done, thus expediting the work of finishing, and securing a uniform oiitput. In addition to this, it furnishes a definite mark in the stocking, from which on, by tightenin the machinery, a much finer fabric is pro uced below the reinforcement. In other words, it enables the operator to procure a tighter fabric in the lower part of the stocking below the welt, where it is wanted, and a looser fabric in the top of the stocking where more elasticity is needed.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those. skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the'size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction may be. resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an article of the character set forth, a knitted body having a knitted reinforced portion and a welt secured to the reinforcement.

2. In an article of the character set forth,

a knitted body having a reinforcement knitted thereinto, and a welt comprising a margin of the body doubled upon itself and having its edge secured to the reinforcement.

3. In an article of the character set forth, a tubular knitted body, a tubular reinforcement knitted thereinto, and a welt comprising a'margin of the body doubled upon itself and having its edge secured to the upper portion of the reinforcement. l

4. In an article of the character set forth, a knitted body, an extra thread knitted'into a portion of the same, forming a reinforcement, and a Welt comprising a margin of the bodv doubled upon itself and securei to the reinforcement.

5. In an article of the character set forth, a tubular knitted body, an extra thread knitted into a ortion of the same at a distance from its e ge, forming a tubular reinforcement in the body, and a tubular welt compriising the portionof the body between the reinforcement, and the end of said body doubled upon itself and secured to the upper marginal portion of the reinforcement.

6. An article of the character set forth, comprising a tubular loose knitted elastic Welt section, a tubular reinforcement adjacent to the welt section, comprising a knitted portion of heavier material and a knitted body section of smaller loops adjacent to the reinforcement, said Welt section being doubled upon itself and having its free end secured to the upper marginal portion of the reinforcement.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN P. NISSEN. Witnesses:

C. W. SHUTzENDoRF. JOHN B.v CORNEEL. 

